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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-08
An Old Rebel "Rises" to Remark.

20 read the war papers in the Csntury.l
and in most of the Northern Journals,
and to believe the semi. historical talesb
tkat are beginning to find their way intos
print in the smaller magazines and the
newspapers, one would suppose that i4|
was one of the commonest things in thS'
world for the Confederate troops to bes
beaten in battle by their adversaries.
And yet when the few remaining old
soldiers of the army Of Northern Virginia
gather around their fires, as they do now.
and then and the talk wanders of-as It
almost always does-to the days when
we went gipsying after Mcdowell, and
Banks, and Milroy, and Mcclellan, and
Burnside, and Hooker, and Meade, and
Grant, and Sheridan, and other heroes of
those times, and we recall the sight Of !
the long lines of fleeing infantry that we
saw at Manassas, and Mcdowell, and 8
Winchester, and Cross Keys, and Port
Republic, and Gaines Mill, and Frazier's
Farm, and Seven Pines, and Cedar
Mountain, and Manassas again.. and
Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville,
and part of the time at Gettysburg, and
in the Wilderness, and at Cold Harbor,
and so on, and when we call to mind the
piles of knapsacks, and grub, and blank.
cts, and guns, and horses, and wagons,
and such, that once were theirs and then
were ours, we cannot help thinking that
history is beginning to get herself a little
out of joint and that she needs kesing up
little in parts of her frame work.
And we sometimes remember the thin
lines of gray that used to 60 surging over
the masses of blue and that were so sell
dom surged over themselves; that were
so brisk in attack and slow in defeat, and
wonder if truth is never to come out OF
her we'll. We remember enI gstnlit,
albeit with -afeeling of pride that will
not wholly die, even in these piping times
of peace and reconciliation, that at
Sharpsburg (Antietam our wiser, better
brethren call it) our little thirty-three
thousand men in gray did have pretty
tough time in holding their own against
McClellan's ninety odd thousand men in I
blue. And we have not forgotten how
tremendous battle was waged by our
sixty.eight thousand against Meade's one
hundred thousand. Nor does our mem
ory fail to inform us of Sheridan and his J.
sixty thousand running over our fifteen
thousand in the valley in 1864.
But when We read the glorious ac. Z
counts that are given to-day of the Prov y
ess and deeds of our whilom multitude i
nous foes, We feel like going little into
particulars for the benefit of the children Z
that are coming after US. We want them
to know that they are come of race of
soldiers that were seldom defeated, al.
though in many battles they contended
against enormous odds, and, above all =
we want to keep in mind that their
fathers were beaten in war, not by supe.
rior generalship, or superior soldiership,.
but by the sheer force of numbers and
resources. And by nothing else. This
is the history that we teach, and we know
it is the truth.-Florencc Tines.
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Seeing a Man Hanged.

There are lots of people who want to
see an execution simply for the purpose
of being able to boast of it afterward.
With such have no sympathy whatever.
/ have never seen but one man hanged,
and if can help it I will never see
another. It happened several years ago
and I have never forgotten my sensations.
1 experienced nothing but gentle feel
ing of curiosity until the condemned
man was led into the jail yard. AS he
ascended the steps of the gallows | felt
that indeacribable sinkiDGin the region
Of the stomach which y lkes one think
there is nothing solid "a his anatomy
below the collar bone. l tried to keep
from observing his faltering steps and
pallid looks, but there seemed to be a
magnet which drew my eyes to lis fear
stricken countenance with irresistible
force.
As the .:not was finally adjusted l
turned my yvgaze away and noticed that
the rest of the spectators looked about
as frightened as the man about to die.
I couldn't keep my gaze concentrated
upon any one object, but it roved over
the assembly, and 6nally-though tried
to prevent it from doing so-rested fair
and square upon the face of the con-
demned man. His eyes met mine, and
there was an appealing look in them
that went to my heart and made me feel
like murderer myself. After that I
could no more look away than l could
Jump over the court house. When the
drop fell sank to the ground in dead
faint. 1t was q horrible sensation, | can
assure you, and I wouldn't 60 through it
again for the world.-Csicago Herald.
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A Blind Nan on Memory.

From some Open Letters OF pecuilar
interest to the blind by one Of their
number ne quote the following from the
November Century: "As partial compen-
sation, in the midst of his many discour-
agements, the sightless pupil possesses
one vital advantage over his companions.
His memory, accustomed to sieze and
assimilate definitions, and miscellaneous
information at a single hearing, acquires
both a marvellous alertness and 8 phe-
nomenal retentive capacity which enable
him to master certain branches of study
with singular ease and rapidity. De-
prived of books and without any very
ready and reliable method of making
notes, he obtains a habit, often envied by
the seeing, of appropriating instantane.
ously anything addressed to his intellect
through his hearing. Hence the proven
bially good memory Of the blind person.
His mind is his memorandum book
always at hand and always open.
ITO the present writer, who never re.
members having lesson in, anything
read over to him more than twice, moth
ing is more amusing than q room full OF
school children, with fingers crammed in
their ears, bnzzing over lesson Of three
pages for the fifteenth time. Equally
incomprehensible is it to see man
making note Of single address, or
lady referring to shopping list. Such
observations force one to the conclusion
that the art of writing, invaluable as it
is, has been disastrous to the human
memory. People have grown 80 to rely
on piece of white paper covered with
black scratches, that if this be lost or
misplaced, they are reduced almost to
the condition of creatures without intel
lect.
$50 marked is the advantages Of the
blind in this respect as almost to atone
for their extra difficulties in others; that
is, the sightless pupil will acquire
scientific and philosophical studies with
a rapidity which will counterbalance the
greater amount Of time demanded by his
less facile methods ofwritiDg out exercises
in linguistic and ciphering in mathemat-
ical branches; so that in taking the
regular course at academy or university,
he will require, all in all, neither more
time nor more labor than the average
student.
sOf not less value in after life is this
extraordinarily trained and developed
memory. It enables the blind to derive
from lectures, conversation and general
reading ten times the benefit of others,
on whose minds single mention of facts
and thoughts makes little or no impress
sion.
"Thus the Law of compensation is seen
working in all things, making good on
one hand, approximately at least, what
is wanting on the other; not by the
special mysterious interference of Prov
idence or other power with natural con-
ditions and processes, for the benefit of
the Individual, as many claim, but the
inevitable sequence of cause and effect.
by which senses and faculties become,
through unusual training, abnornally
developed and their value radically en-
honned -
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The firm of R. w. Cameron & Co

The firm OF Il. w. Cameron q Co
of New York, who are agents for the
Government of New South Wales, are in
receipt of communication offering re-
ward by that Government of fS125,00O to
any American inventor for any process
which will exterminate rabbits. The
latter, which were introduced into Aus.
tralia and New Zealand in 1864, have
increased 10 such extent as to become
a dangerous pest, and now threaten to
destroy the sheep pasturage of the entire
country. The magnitude of the evil and
the urgency of the case are indicated by
the amount of the reward, which, at the
same time, is an expression of confidence
in American ingenuity.
"A cross old bachelor suggests that
births should be announced under the
head of new music.
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- Geo. Rawland has been lodged in
Jail at Walhalla to serve thirty days
sentence, at hard labor, fer beating his
mother.in. law on last Sunday night with
large family Bible.
When does man have 10 keep his
word? When no one will take it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-08

Young girls, if you desire to keep
your beau on string, don't bend him too
much. Remember, that the strongest
bow once broken cannot be restrung.
az s.- 1t is easy 10 make light of pound
of candles. 81.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-08

Love may make the world 60 round,
but it seldom makes Il rairof riyalloyers
act on the square.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-08

"A river is like some men. II sell
dom gets out of its bed till it is dry.
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who realize the importance and sacred
ness OF. their work, and believe that the
conscience should be cultivated as we'll as
the intellect. But this class of workers,
we fear, is in the minority. 1t should
not be so. Mono but Christian spirited
men and women should ever cross the
threshold as teachers, and hope that
every teacher who reads this will ask
himself or herself the all-important
question, Sam 8 true Christian? Am
competent of my charge7 Am Ireally
s sft to be placed up as guide, model
copy, for,the dear children entrusted to
my care? Am not accountable for all
the impressions, good or bad, [ make
upon my pupils? And will l not be
held accountable inasmuch as I inculcate
those eternal, immutable principles OF
right or wrong 2" These are questions
Of great moment, and every teacher
should be able to answer them in the
affirmative, and work accordingly. |
quote from good thinker, who says:
"a grave responsibility seems to rest
upon the teacher. It is not enough that
he be man of irreproachable character.
Powerful for good as that silent influence
may be, It is inadequate. A positive,
daily, moral teaching is demanded"
Ali education is false land dangerous,
too, that does not include the equal and
symmetrical development of mans three
natures the mental, moral and physical.
Ali education should recognize this
threefold purpose in its systems. And
all teachers, educators, Christians, and
the education and religious press every
where, should advocate the speedy adop.
tion of at least moral teaching. May as
we'll talk of covering the head from the
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"'In New York. replied.
"'What you workin' at now, Jimmy?
"'I'm working in q dry goods store.'
"'Then suppose you don't live very
high, for hear tell O. them city clerks
what don't get enough money to keep
body and sould together. So I'll just
tell you, Jimmy, we got nothiu' but roast
spareribs for supper. We're poorer than
Jobs turkey
II told her that I would be delighted
with the spareribs, and tell the truth,
John, haven't eaten a meal in New
York that tasted as we'll as those crisp
roasted spareribs did. 1spent the even
ing playing checkers with father, while
mother sat by telling me all about their
misfortunes, from old white Mooley get
ting drowned in the pond to fathers
signing note for friend and having to
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

Mrs. Honeydove-Dea mel / can't see what
can keep Charles so late. Here 1t is IL O'Clock.
He is real slave to his business
Mrs Twieemarried (pityingly)-That's what
thought of my first husband, dear; but the second
knows It's always better to be home by dinner
time.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
EWEw OF PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKET

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 81. y
AS rule December is a very quiet month with
jobbers, but fair degree of activity is reported
for this season of the year. In holiday goods re-
taiers generally report falling off in the volume
business, as compared with last year. Wholesale
Boot and Shoe dealers say that business has been
checked on account of the unreasonable weather.
Prices have been pretty steady throughout the
week in the general merchandise markets, conse-.
quently little change will be noticed in quota
tons, but there is firm tone to val es with an
upward tendency in many cases. For Flour the
situation is unchanged. trading is moderate while
prices are firm. Coffees are frmer and A@19c
higher. In New York to-day fair Rio closed firm
and "A C better at 1874 Gl9c; the managers of the
Coffee Exchange held meeting yesterday after
noon and passed resolutions that all coffee must
in future be weighed when sold. and such weigh
ing must take place with each and every transfer
Molasses is steady, without quotable change; the
sto ON hand In the four ports at latest dates
was 1915 hogsheads against 2577 hogsheads In
1886 and 5lb7 hogsheads in 1885, Teas continue
auieC without alteration. The Sugar market is
steady and prices are maintained; still quoted at
71h for granulated ana 6M C for Extra q, stock
on hand as latest dates was 58,522 tons against
lO5.Ol5 tons in 1886. Pork and Beef are firmly
held but Lard is triile easier Raisins are dun.
The receipts of poultry have been LIBERAL and the
market is inclined to be weak. We quote fancy
Maine Turkeys retaiD at 23@25c, Geese and
Ducks lsa2oc and Chickens 16GlSc. Potatoes
steady. Apples are irner. Shipments OF apples
to Europe from Boston, New York and Portland
for the week, ended Dec. II. 1887, were 9l44
bbs. Boston shipped during the week 1914 Dds
New York 43s7 bbls and Portland 1868 Dols; the
total thus far this season from Boston iSo,o23
bbls, New York 2os,0ol bbls, Portland 1882
bbls, Montreal 93,134 bbls, Halifax 12,464 Dds
Annapolis IL, ASA bbls total to date this season
42l,79S bbls; for the corresponding period last
year the shipments were Sol ,l41 bbls .Turpentine
lie better at 43G5oc. Coal is very firm with no
prospect Of lower figures
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
nIIsCELLANROU.

Il OOK In the window Of Browns Shoe Store
IL for the finest display OF Christmas slippers
In Portland. one large lot choice patterns selling
21-I
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
ROOMS.

ITO LET-Store Nos. lit. 119 Middle St., one
il OF the finest stores In the city; suitable fol
wholesale, or retail, or both, with a lovely base
ment dry and lighted on three sides; almost
equal TO the first story; rent low to the right
Bracket ST. 24-4
ITO LET-A very pleasant furnished front
IL room with bay window on first floor at 81
Cumberland st. Enquire at the HOUSE. IL If
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

J. n. jackson, Of Croton, N. Y, writes that
WIsrAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY cured his
wife Of lung difficulty with splitting OF blood after
she had been under physicians care for more
than a year and used many remedies without
avail
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
DR.. E. B. REED, CIalroyant
and Botanic Physician.

Medical Rooms % Frar Kiln St., Portland, Me.
mr. REED treats all chronic diseases that flesh
IL Is heir to; all cases that are given up as in
durable by the allopathic and homeopathic ply
sicans, will take their case to treat and cure
them. / find that about fOur-hiths of the cases
given up TO die can be cured. Examinations at a
distance by letter with their full name and place
of residence mad one 2 cent stamp and 50 90 Ex-
animation at the office, $780, Consultation free
once hours a. IN. to y. m. sepI4tf
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mEssENGER,s NOTICE.
once of the sheriff of Cumberland
County.

County.
State of Maine. Cumberland IS. December 14th,
A. ID. 1887
UIHIS Is to give notice, that on the fourteenth
day OF December, A. ID. 1887, a Warrant In
Insolvency was issued out OF the Court OF lnsol-
vencv for said County Of Cumberland against the
estate Of said
CHARLES A. GOUD, Of Deering,
adjudged to be an Insovent Debtor, on petition OF
said Debtor which petition was filed on the four
teenth day Of December, A. ID. 1887, 10 which
date interest on claims Is 70 be computed.
That the payment Of any debts 70 or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law
That meeting OF the Creditors Of said Debtor,
20 prove their debts and choose one or more
assignees Of his estate, will be held at Court OF
Insolvency, to be holden at Probate Court Room,
In said Portland, on the second day OF January,
A. ID. 1888. at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. III. X. SARGENT,
Deputy sheriff, as Messenger OF the Court OF In
decI5&22
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
mEssENGER,s NOTICE.
,ffice of the sheriff of Cumberland
County.

C0uhtys
State Of Maine. Cumberland So. December 14th,
A. ID. 1887.
FEIHIs Is to give notice, that on the fourteenth
Insolvency was issued out Of the Court Of In
solvency for said County Of Cumberland against
the estate Of said
JOHN NJ. GOODING, Of Yarmouth,
adiudeed TO be an InsOlvent Debtor, on petition
Of said Debtor, which petition was hled on the
fourteenth day OF December, A. d. 1887, TO which
date interest ON claims Is TO be computed.
That the payment Of any debts to or BY said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery OF any prop
erty by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting Of the Creditors OF said Debtor,
to prove their d@hts and choose one or more as
signees OF his estate, VIII be held az Court OF In
s0lvency TO be holden at Probate Court Room, In
said Portland, ON the second day OF January, AID.
AID. 1883. at ten o'clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. III. X. SARGENT,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Court Of In
decI5&22
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
FROM MERoHAsrs, EXCHANGE.

Ar at Chittageng Nov 4. barque Army Turner,
Newell, Singapore. .,.
ard. from Hong Kong for New York.
Ar at Valparaiso Nov 10. barque Willard Mudg-
ett Cr0cker, Boston.
Sid I'm Liverpool goth, ship Charles Z Moody,
Leonard, San Francisco.
Sid I'm Laguayra Nov "a. sch Hattie Neg Buck,
Putnam. New York.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
MINIATURE ALMANAC, DECEMBER 22.
MARINE NEWS.
OF PORTLAND
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 81.
Arrival.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. Il.
| Arrived.
Sch Pocahontas. Phillips, Baltimore-coal to G
Sch Mall. Caswell, Hoboken-coal to Jos ii Poor
| Sen Andrew York, Wallace Amboy-coal to
" Sch Helen G Moseiey. Holt, New YorK-coal to
Randall & McAllister.
Sch A Brooks Smallage, Boston.
Sch Eldora, Strout, Boston.
| Sch Rettie Dobbin, Runery, Boston:
| Sch Silas McLoon, Morrill,, Boston for Rockland.
Has been in collision. See Men,
Sen Willard & Wilson, Kelley, Boston.
Sch Ringdove, Boston for Rockland.
| Sch Nanti us. Tollman, Boston for Rockland.
| Sch Ripley, Robinson, Boston for Rockport.
Sch Ariosto, Elwel. Boston for Rockland.
Sch Abbie S Emery, Decrow, Boston for Rock
pf Sch r BodwelI, Metcalf, Boston for Rockland.
| Sch II Il Hayey, Bickford. Boston for Bar Har-
| Dor. ,,,,.
Sch Light Of the East, Boston for Ellsworth.
Sch CITY of Ellsworth Boston for Ellsworth.
| Sen Sarah Hunter, (Br) Mowbry, Boston for
Sci Sch ErI' TbeaIl. Boston for.st John. NB.
Sen T W Mckay, Roberts, Boston for Fort VIII
Sch Sch Lexington Waters, Apple River. MS. for
Sci Sch Harvester. Mclean, St John. NIB, for Vine
'a Sch Panno, tBr) Young, St John, NIB, for New
York. - ~, a..
Yineyard Haven. See Mem.
Sch Vulcan, Lewis. Boston for Rockland;
Sch Franklin Fierce, Holmes, SO West HarDor
Sch Rienz Chatto. Ssdgwick-clams to Ii
Blake.
Sch Willie Seavey, Simmons Friendship.
Sch Radiant, Hardy, Rockport for Boston.
ESch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Boothbay
Cleared.
Steamship EleanoIa, Bennett, New York y
Baraue I L Sweat, Cooling. Humacoa. R.
Geo Hunt h Co.
Barque Sherwood, (Rr) Douglas, Buenos Ayres-
w & II Milliken.
sch Morancy, wa,s, Ponce, PR-Geo Hunt
Il Co.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

WISCASSET. Dec 20-Ar schs Henry. Falk,
ingham, Portland steamer Lincoln, Conn, from
Boston.
Sid 18th. sch Lewis R French, Newman, Glou'
cester.
PORT CLYDE, Dec 2o-S Sch Endeavor, (Br)
Martin, from Joggins, Ms, for Boston, with grind
stones ran ashore near Davis Straits, on sunken
ledge morning OF the goth. She remained about
two hours and then came on leaking badly, and
arrived here abont noon In sinking condition.
win discharge and repair here.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
EoreIen Exports. .

HUMAoOA. PR. Bark L Sweat-5147 shocks
7247 prs heads 5000 bungs 80 1854 # lumber
PONCE, PR. Schr Morancy-2000 shocks and
heads 1925 hoops 100 spirit bbls 1926 IT lum-
ber
BUENoS AYREs. Bark Sherwood-s37, Sal
II lumbar
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND. Dec. 81, 1887. =
Received by Maine Central Railroad-For PORT.
| and SO cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con-
nectpg roads 100 cars miscellaneous merchan
| disc
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

A farmer once told us that he would not be
without DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup il it cost $500 a
bottle.
Mr. j. NJ. Keesler. Merchant Tailor, AZ German
Street, Baltimore, Nd, says:-"I find Salvation
Oil eiectual and speedy In the cure of neuralgia
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22
N oTIcE

PORTLAND, Dec. IS, 1887;
rINHE annual meeting of the Stockholders q the
a. Diamond Island Association will be heiH ~
the City Building, Portland, on WEDNEopAaj
Jan. a, 1887, att 80 p. m., for the putpose ~
electing officers Of said Association for the ehsu-
+. j. LARRABEE,
15dIaw3wTh secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

Sch Silas McLoon, Morrill,, from Boston OF and
was run into by schr Annie V Bergen OF New
York, and had mainboom broken, mainsail badly
torn, rail broken. and boat stove. Inc A Is
broke her ibboOm.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

Messers s. Hodgdon, OF Boothbay, vii
bnild 4 schr of 1875 tons for the coasting trade
VIM Adapls & Son have contracted to build nsh
ing schr of so tons for Provincetown parties.
bay. is to be repaired by Jas McDougall.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

Thatbrings with it gusts of rain from the north
east. When the wind blows from that quarter
on a wet day, the rheumatic apt to suffer, even
II seated by their "ain comfortable ingle" in
cosy arm chair. A wineglass of Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters-most genial and comforting of spe-
Cities will afford them nnspeakable relief. There
is ample proof on record Of its efficacy in this dis
easemore particularly II used for its relief at the
outset Chills and fever. dyspepsia, constipation,
liver complaint, and lack OF tone in the kidneys
and bladder, should also be treated with this use
full family medicine of botanic origin. Appetite
improves, refreshing slumber once more visits the
weary eyelids of the nervous, and the circulation
is enriched and accelerated In consequence OF its
invigorating and regulating action. Use 1t as
protector after getting wet.
"Ma," said a little Scranton student Of natural
history yesterday, do frogs go TO Ireland in the
winter time, when everything is froze up?,
"No, my dear, why do you ask such ques-
tion?"
"Because teacher says they always hibernate in
winter" was the reply of the observing young
hopeful.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-22

Young wife lat dinner table, sobbing)-I think
you-you-are just as mean as-as-you can be.
made that-that apple dumping as pleasant
surprise Tor you, and-and now-you-want me to
bring handsaw to cut 1t In two with.
Young husbapd-Good heavens, Marial Is that
a dumping? / took it for cocoanut with
desperate firmness.) I'll eat it, now, Maria, If it
Kills me.